Queen Latifah

Murs Says Don't Write Music If You "Don't Have Shit to Say"

In this week's issue, we profile Arizona-based rapper Murs. Some great stuff got left on the cutting-room floor, so in this installment of Outtakes, we'll crack open the tape recorder and let a whole bunch of good material that didn't make the print edition see the light of day. One of rap's great ... More >>

The Best Metal Songs for Football

Hang on guys, here's something you won't believe: Phil Anselmo of Pantera/Down is mad about something. But it's not the sort of thing we're used to him being mad about. As you're no doubt aware, with the weather beginning to act like it might cool down, college campuses swelling with textbook-toti ... More >>

Tyler Perry's Madea Gets Less Melodramatic But Not Less Grotesque

Hells Angels' Charges Dismissed in 2010 Shootout With Vagos Bikers

Charges were dismissed against seven members of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club who were accused of being involved in a 2010 shootout with Vagos, a rival gang.The two clubs shot it off in Chino Valley, north of Prescott, in August 2010, as at least 50 shots were fired, although no one was seriously ... More >>

Joyful Noise: Dolly Parton and Queen Latifah's Sullied Union

STRFKR and Painted Palms at Crescent Ballroom, 1/10/12

Over the years, it's been hard to peg Portland solo project turned electro-pop trio Starfucker as any one thing. Known for wearing women's clothing during live performances, having song titles like "Biggie Smalls" and "Queen Latifah," and changing their band name more times than they've changed thei ... More >>

Just Wright Is Just Wrong

The Beatles' Handwritten Lyrics: How Much Would You Pay for Them?

​Just when you thought every piece of Beatles' anything had been sold to the highest bidder... think again.According to Rolling Stone, auction house Sotheby's will be putting up on the auction block none other than the John Lennon's handwritten lyrics to The Beatles' classic "A Day in the Life." W ... More >>

Queen YoNasDa, Phoenix MC with Ties to Louis Farrakhan, Wu Tang Clan and Radical Native American Group, Preps Album

Our experience with Sonny Long -- and the subsequent support for his fraud by people who should know better, but maybe have more in common with him than they'd like to admit -- shows me that a lot of folks in Phoenix's small but boastful hip-hop community are full of shit. With publicity materials t ... More >>

The Secret Life of Bees Is All Honey, No Sting

Scott Coles: The story behind the life — and death — of the flamboyant owner of Mortgages Ltd.

Katherine Heigl (27 Dresses) can learn a thing or two from Diane Keaton (Mad Money)

Tha Roots

Queen Latifah

Various Artists

We All Love Ella: Celebrating the First Lady of Song
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Don't Fear the Reefer

Former stoner now gets high on Chicano art

Hairspray, Get Back to Your Roots!

Nowhere near divine

Anchor Man?

Playing against type, Will Ferrell can’t quite ground this artificially whimsical romantic comedy

Diary of a Fat Black Woman

Mo'Nique gets her groove on

God Save the Queen

A talented rapper narrowly survives another lousy movie

The Impossible Bomb

Jumbo Lovin'

Jett and Kreme squeeze into Scottsdale's Buster McNutty's to party with the large lovely ladies of Club FullFilled

Behind the Green Door

Kreme and Jett court madness, drunkenness and death runnin' after absinthe's La Fée Verte.

Summary of a Bad Black Movie

No wonder she's Mad

De La Soul

Thugs rap, rap, rapping at the door

Gettin' Windy in the City

The Chicago clip crew gleefully gabs on in Barbershop 2

Fallen Angels

Charlie's high-flying heroines kick ass, but not the sequel syndrome.

The Tao of Pooh

The brash Phoenix rapper Pooh Baby fights for her slice of the hip-hop pie, and MTV listens

Big Fat Greek Tragedy

Film knockoff is awash in Mediterranean mediocrity

Phat Chance

Steve Martin almost gets Down with Queen Latifah, but the two mostly strike out

Tango and Cash

Chicago dances its way through the origins of the celebrity crook

Jersey Devils

With its horn-dog anthems and spiteful taunts, Rye Coalition delivers everything that's great and dirty about rock 'n' roll

Black Stars

Talib Kweli offers his reflections on the state of hip-hop, Levi's, and the role of MCs in the African-American community

Playing for Keeps

The Jungle Brothers continue to chart new territory on their latest effort, V.I.P.

Eve of Destruction

Dissed by Dre, rapper Eve teamed up with the Ruff Ryders and struck gold with her solo debut

Splash and Burn

Despite impressive credentials, waterlogged Sphere's a no-briner

KRS-One, What's the Frequency?

The rapper they call "The Teacher" knows the medium is the message

Still in EFX

Das EFX keeps bringing it up from the underground

NAUGHTY, NAUGHTYHIP-HOP BAD BOY TREACH SPEAKS HIS PIECE ON CRIME, COMMUNITY AND SWIMMIN' WITH THE SHARKS

DO LOOK BACK

THE YEAR IN MUSIC: IT JUST DIDN'T GET MUCH BETTER (OR WORSE) THAN THIS

RIFF AND READ

Quake, Rattle and Roll

Chewin' the fat with the Overweight Pooch, Phoenix's righteously rotund rapperENIX'S RIGHTEOUSLY ROTUND RAPPER